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CGI

UL.net provides CGI support so you can install scripts on your server.

CGI scripts can be placed in your web directory or any subdirectory under it. They need to have the x-bit set and have a .pl, .sh, or .cgi extension. The Apache web server will run the script using the suExec module, so it will be able to read and write the same files that you can.

To set the x-bit on a file, login to your server and type:

chmod +x filename.cgi

Your FTP program may also support the chmod command. In CuteFTP, right-click on the file and select Change File Attributes. We would recommend a 755 setting on your CGI scripts.

Perl 5.004_04 is at /usr/local/bin/perl. Our version of Perl has several modules already installed. If you would like some additional perl modules installed, contact us and we will be glad to install them.

Keep in mind that CGI is a programming tool. Problems regarding your CGI scripts are not covered under technical support.

 

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